Bowling glove



Aug. 31, 1965 l.. H. sHlREY 3,203,006

BOWLING GLOVE Filed May 14, 1964 INVENTOR Lela nd H. Sh rey Fig.4

Bcg rvu-M y@ ATTORNEY United States Patent O 3,203,006 BOWLING GLOVE'Leland H. Shirey, 2525 '6th Ave., 'Fort Worth, Tex. Filed May 14, 1964,Ser. No. 367,395 1 Claim. (Cl. 2-159) This invention relates to abowling glove, and it concerns more particularly a weighted glove whichis intended to 4be worn by a bowler on his left hand if he is righthanded, and vice versa, to help him balance himself, as by lswinging hisleft arm downwardly from a forwardly extending, substantially horizontalposition while at the same time swinging his right arm, which holds theball, downwardly and forwardly from a rearwardly extending position.

A bowling ball, because of its large size and its weight, tends to throwthe player off balance as the ball is rolled, and the player must swinghis body or his arms, or both, as necessary to balance himself againstthe weight of the ball, which is increased many times, in proportion tothe speed and force with which it is swung, as the ball is rolled.

While it would seem that a larger person may have less difficulty inkeeping his balance than a smaller person, because of his weight, inpractice this is not necessarily true, and a smaller player, because ofhis skill and agility, may be able to balance himself very Well, andsome authorities have observed that women, who may be of smaller buildand lighter weight, often are better able to place the ball in thecenter of the lane than men players.

In bowling a good player is careful to follow through, and the arm whichholds the ball continues to be swung forwardly and then back again asthe ball is released, and at the same time the other arm is in motion,moving in opposite directions whereby the desired .balance ismaintained, the ball is aimed correctly, and the player does not losehis footing.

It has heretofore been proposed to provide a weighted glove for the handthat holds the ball, which in effect increases the weight of the balland its momentum as it is rolled, whereby it is rolled with greaterforce and accuracy. The weighted portion of the glove is positioned onthe back of the hand.

This invention contemplates a weighted glove which differs from theweighted glove next above referred to in that it is worn on the handopposite the hand which holds the ball, and it includes a weight whichin use is held in the palm of the hand, whereby it may be securelygripped by the player, yas an aid in executing his maneuvers, while atthe same time increasing the effective weight of the hand and arm onwhich it is worn, and the balancing action of said arm as it is swung inopposite directions as the ball is rolled.

Another distinguishing feature of the invention is that the weightedportion of the glove is shaped to conform to the palm of the hand aswell as the spherical surface of the ball, as when the ball is heldmomentarily in the hand on which the glove is worn preparatory torolling it with the opposite hand.

The invention will be readily understood by referring to the followingdescription yand the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the back of a hand having a bowlingglove embodying the invention applied thereto;

FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1 showing the front of the hand withthe glove in place;

3,203,006 Patented Aug. 31, 1965 ice FIG. 3 shows the front of the glovein its detached position;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of FIG. 2; and

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing in its detached position the weightwhich is secured in a pocket therefor in the palm of the glove asillustrated in FIGS. 2 to 4, inclusive.A

Referring to FIGS. 1, 2, and 4 of the drawing, the numeral 1 designatesa hand which, as shown, is the left hand, and the numeral 2 indicatesgenerally a bowling glove embodying the invention in place on the hand1.

In use, the glove 2 may be worn on either hand, depending on whether theplayer is right or left handed. The hand 1, on which the glove 2 isworn, is the hand opposite the hand which carries the ball, shownfragmentarily in broken lines in FIG. 4 and indicated by the numeral 3.

The front 4 of the glove 2 advantageously may be made of leather .andthe back 5 thereof may be made of cloth, for example, and the thumb andfinger portions of the glove 2 may be cut away as at 6, 7 to provideopenings for the thumb and ngers of -the hand 1, which are exposed.

A lead weight as hereinafter described, indicated by the numeral 8, issewed in a pocket 9 therefor in the palm of the glove 2. The weight 8 isgenerally circular and has rounded edges, and is concave-convex wherebyit is conformable to the palm of the hand 1 as well as to the sphericalsurface of the ball 3, as shown best in FIG. 4.

The diameter of the weight 8 and the pocket 9 together approach thelength and width dimensions of the palm of the glove 2 whereby theweight 8 may be grasped firmly in the hand with the fingers of the hand1 folded about it.

The weight 8 preferably is of predetermined standard weight, whichadvantageously may be of the order of about one pound, for example.

The invention may be modified in various ways without departing from thespirit and scope thereof.

I claim:

In a weighted glove for use in bowling, intended to be worn on the handof a player opposite the hand which holds the ball, as an aid to theplayer in balancing himself against the weight of the ball as the ballis rolled, the combination of a iingerless glove having a single leadweight of predetermined, selected weight, of the order of about onepound, secured in a pocket therefor in the palm of the glove, saidweight being generally circular and being concave-convex whereby it isconformable to the hand of the player and to the spherical surface ofthe ball, `as in holding the ball momentarily in the hand on which theglove is worn preparatory to rolling it with the opposite hand, and saidweight being comparatively thin relative to its diameter and having adiameter smaller than the length and width dimensions of the palm of theglove whereby said weight is adapted to be grasped firmly in the hand`of the player to further assist him in executing his manuvers.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,031,680 5/62Compiano 2-159 3,108,285 10/63 Turnidge et al. 2-161 3,123,832 v3/64Kubik 2-16'1 3,124,806 3/64 Campbell et al 2-160 3,149,839 9/64 Materia273-54 JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner.

